Design Your Career
Career opportunities are abundant in Northeast Ohio, and our academic advisors are passionate about helping you align your talents, work experience, credits earned, and interests to design a pathway to your dream job.
We’ve been building partnerships with local employers for decades, and these relationships have:
- Developed academic programs that directly align with industry needs
- Created earn-and-learn opportunities for LCCC students
- Strengthened pathways for local apprentices to earn degrees
Start with these in-demand fields
Consider a career in high-opportunity sectors within Northeast Ohio including manufacturing, IT/ information services and healthcare (Northeast Ohio Key Industries, Team NEO). Or you may want to serve others as a first responder or teacher. There are lots of ways to combine these pathways with other LCCC programs to design your next step.
Take Charge of Your Path – Easy as 1, 2, 3
We can help you combine classes you’ve already taken, give you credit for your work and life experience, and customize a plan to get you to your degree. Meet with an advisor to design your career.
1. Start with your college credits
If you already have some college credit, we’ll combine all of your past college courses, AP credits, and transfer credits.
2. Find your career fit based on your skills and interests
Not sure what career is right for you? We have tools to help you explore your skills and interests and match you with the right career.
3. Get credit for work and life experience
Do you have some experience we can consider? The skills you have picked up working in previous or current jobs matter more than you might think. Local employers are looking for individuals with unique combinations of skills across industries, and LCCC is a partner in preparing a ready workforce.
4. Build your plan
After we’ve combined all of your college credit, we’re ready to design your career. You might be just beginning your journey. You may already be close to one of our degree or certificate programs. Or you might choose to combine your courses and work experiences to build a unique degree aligned with jobs in in-demand sectors of the regional workforce. You can work with your Academic Advisor to design your career.
Choose from our Program and Career Pathways
Business and Entrepreneurship Programs
Computer and Information Technology Programs
Culinary and Hospitality Programs
Engineering and Manufacturing Programs
Human/Social Services and Public Safety Programs
Liberal and Creative Arts Programs
Can’t find the right program? Customize Your Degree
If these programs don’t seem like a good fit, you can choose one of our customized associate degree programs.